Attention all LEGO and Minecraft fans! Have we got a program for you! KC Brick Lab is bringing LEGO Minecraft to the Downtown Library this weekend. There will be special creations built by KC Brick Lab members on display and bricks for free building. This is an all ages drop-in program for kids, teens, and adults. All are welcome. No registration. Come and go as you pleae. Don't miss this FUN event!

Attention all Star Wars fans! You are invited to A Star Wars Evening at the Library on Thursday, October 27 from 6:00 - 7:30 p.m. at the Downtown Library. Just drop by anytime during that time and play some Star Wars games, make a craft, collect some Star Wars swag, enter our prize drawing, and have some fun! We hope to have some costumed visitors from the 501st Legion! And you are encouraged to come in costume too! We hope to see you in the Children's Department on Thursday night. May the force be with you.

Friday, September 30 is a no-school day for Olathe schools. Yippee! Why not drop by the Downtown Library between 1:00 - 2:30 p.m. for some "Fairy Tale Fun"? Kids of all ages are welcome to join us for some fun and games in a fairy tale land. No registration. Come and go as you please. Kindergartners and younger must be accompanied by an adult.Costumes are encouraged!

Fall storytimes at the Olathe Public Library start up on September 12 and run through November 17. The library offers storytime sessions for a variety of ages at both library locations. Below is the breakdown of sessions for different age groups. Click the links to find the complete schedule of times and locations.

No registration is required, but space may be limited. Tickets will be handed out 15 minutes before all storytimes (except the Family Storytime) on a first come, first served basis. For more information, visit our Programs page or call (913) 971-6874.

On your mark, get set, LEGO! It was a rip-roarin' good time at this summer's LEGO Lock-In at the Downtown Library. Kids and parents had lots of fun building all kinds of vehicles out of LEGO bricks and then testing them out for speed and durability on our race ramps. I think we might have some future automotive engineers among us!

Click the pics below for a closer look at the fun. And many of the vehicles are currently on display in the Children's Department at the Downtown Library. But hurry, they won't be around for long!

It was an afternoon of "Life-Size Games" for 4th & 5th graders at today's library program at Indian Creek Elementary School. Kids played extra large versions of such favorites as Jenga, Chutes and Ladders, and Angry Birds. It looks like everyone had a lot of fun! Click the pics below for a closer look.

Yoga instructor Jessica Sexton led children in some basic yoga practice on Thursday afternoon at the Downtown Library. Children learned sun salutation, down dog, tree pose, bridge, and other yoga poses. By the end everyone was stretched and calm and ready to relax. Thanks, Miss Jessica, for a great summer program! And if you'd like to learn more about yoga, check out a book or dvd next time you are at the library.

Our second big program of the summer will be on Wednesday, July 6 at 1:30 p.m. at the Indian Creek Community Church located at 12480 S. Black Bob Rd. We will be featuring the amazing talents of the Team Go Big Yo-Yo Prospinners. This yo-yo team features performing kids of all ages. There may even be a little juggling. Come prepared to see some amazing yo-yo skills! This program is for kids going into grades 1st - 5th. Parents and siblings are also welcome. There is no registration, but tickets will be handed out at the door starting at 1:15 p.m.

Team Go Big Yo-Yo Prospinners is sponsored by Go Big Skills Toys store in Shawnee and owner Cesar Conde. Below is a video of Cesar's son Ben Conde doing some incredible yo-yo work at last year's World Yo-Yo Contest in Tokyo, Japan. Amazing!